;=jd, jQ fmd,sialdrhd
m%lg fg,s ks<s .hd;%S vhiag miq.shod wmQre w;a±lSulg uqyqK fokakg isÿjqKd'
uy ? f,a fmrd.;a fmd,sia ks,Odßfhla .hd;%S mojñka isá ld¾ tlg k.a.kag msßila W;aidy lsÍfï isÿùula'
fuh isÿj ;snqfka .hd;%S wef.a ÈhKsh iu. ld¾ tlska WmkaÈk idohlg iyNd.S jkakg f.dia rd;%sfha tñka isáh§' jdykh t<jñka isg we;af;a wehhs'
Wvyuq,a, yßfha weh jdykh mojd hk úg mdr ueo úYd, msßila jdyk k;r lrñka hk wdldrh;a ta jdyk msßi u.yßñka hk wdldrh;a weh ±l ;sfnkjd' wks;a wh hk ksid wehg;a th l=ula±hs fkdn,d hkakg ys;=K;a weh tfia lr kE'' ùÿrej my;a lr isoaOjkafka l=ula±hs msßif.ka wid ;sfnkjd'
Tjqka t;ek isysiqkaj weo jegqK wfhl= fmkajd
zfkdakd'' fuhdg ;=jd, fj,d f,a .,kjd''isysh;a kE''lreKdlr,d biamsß;df,g f.kshkak Woõ lrkak''Z lshd isáhd' tljru ;e;s.ekSulg ,lajQ .hd;%Sg Tjqka kej;;a weúá,s lr ;snqfka zljqrej;a fïlg Woõ lf¾ kE'' wfka fkdakdj;a Woõ lrkak''f,dl= mskla fuhdj ±kau biamsß;df,a f.ksÉfpd;a''Z
ta fj,dfõ ;SrKhla .;a .hd;%s jydu tu mqoa.,hdj jdykfha kxjd .;a;d' l¿fndaú, frday,g Tyqj we;=<;a l<d' tod fldÉpr ? jqK;a ldgyß Woõ l<dfka hk i;=áka weh kej; ksjig f.dia ;snqKd'
miqj fidhdn,oa§ wêl ;=jd, fya;=fjka fï mqoa.,hd ñh f.dia we;s nj wehg ±k.kakg ,eî ;sfnkjd' ñh.sh ;eke;a;d fmd,sia ks,Odßfhl= nj;a wehg wdrxÑù ;sfnkjd'
According to reports, most of the people in Sri Lanka do not take medicine for their sicknesses due to lack of money. “When our people do not have means to spend on medicine they prefer to stay without taking medicine. This is evident clearly in rural areas. Unlike in urban areas rural folk depends on free medicine and as a result of drug shortages in government hospitals, the doctors ask the patients to buy the prescribed medicine from private pharmacies. Except for a very few, most of the patients do not buy the medicine from outside as they do not have means for this,” he added.
The non implementation of the Senaka Bibile Drug Policy over the years has allowed the private sector to sell medicine at exorbitant prices without any restrictions. It is certainly questionable why successive governments have postponed implementing the Bibile drug policy. Reports indicate that all attempts to get the drug policy bill passed in parliament over the years in order to ensure quality medicine for the people were hampered due to ulterior motives of certain politicians and high ranking officers in the Health Ministry.
